Exam 30: Rebellion and Reaction, 1960s and 1970s

What economic problems did President Ford face? How did he try to solve these problems, and how successful was he?

Essential to breaking the Watergate case was the testimony before the Ervin committee of White House legal counsel:

Shocking events at Kent State University involved:

Nixon's new relationship with China was made possible by:

The "silent majority":

Jerry Rubin and Abbie Hoffman often referred to themselves as:

Cesar Chavez became the first Hispanic mayor of a major city when he was elected in Los Angeles.

In regard to Vietnam policy, Nixon:

James Earl (Jimmy) Carter Jr. represented:

Senator George McGovern of South Dakota:

Unemployment jumped to 9 percent in 1975, and the annual rate of inflation had reached double digits.

Economists coined the term stagflation in the early 1970s to describe:

Discuss President Nixon's reasons for believing that a new multipolar world order was emerging to replace the conventional cold war. What actions did he take to shift his foreign policy in that direction?

All of the following are true of Cesar Chavez EXCEPT that he:

The term Hispanic referred to:

In the early 1970s, angry protests began to erupt in cities outside the South over:

The Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) in the early 1960s:

Richard Nixon was impeached for Watergate-related offenses.

By 1960-1961, a number of students had become inspired to become social reform activists by:

Cesar Chavez served in the army during WWII.